Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 245th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Street (PL4 8NY) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Street (PL4 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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